The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-03
SEVENTH BALLOT.


FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS
House met at 10 O'Clock. Speaker Pen
dleton and quorum present. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Smoot.
House joint resolution No. 2 for sub
uniting the question of prohibition of
tho liquor tariff to a vote of the people,
was ordered engrossed. 1t amends article
20, section 16, of the state constitution.
s message from the senate asked for
the withdrawal of senate bill appropriate
ing 100000 for the relief of drouth suf-
3 ferers. Granted.
House bill 15-Providing for uniform
system of free school text books, was tax
en- up for final action.
Amendment striking out section 8,
which requires the publishers to have dis
tributing depots in Texas, was lost.
Several other minor amendments were
defeated.
Amendments to the bill as printed were
adopted as follows:
Publishers to state the proposals at
which they agree to furnish the books to
dealers, and to such persons as the county
judge may arrange with to sell the same
The amendment substitutes the words
"and to" for the word "er," so as to
meet this additional requirement.
Section was further amended so
as to require the concurrence of a ma
jority of the text books committee with
the county judge in annulling contracts
with publishers.
Section 5 was amended so as to leave
it discretionary with the text books com
mittee, instead of imperative, to super
cede all books of any publisher with
whom contracts are cancelled.
Sectiod IL, as TO posting in school
houses prices of books, adopted, was
amended by adding the word "pnblishers"
so as to read publishers prices"
Section 6, providing against adopting
partisan or sectional books, etc, was
amended by adding to the word 'reli-
ligious," the words cor anti-religious."
Section II was added, providing that
this act shall not apply where a majority
of the citizens of county shall, before
August next, petition to their county
judge against the adoption.
As. thus amended, the bill passed
ayes, 81; noes, 33.
Petitions we're presented as follows:
By Mr.. Gill-From citizens of Navarro
county, against the creation of Ross
county.
By Mr.. Pendleton-From Stock Grow
ers' association in Bell county, asking for
better legislation in the interest of stock
raising.
By Mr.. Melson-From citizens of Sui
phur Springs, asking amendment to the
town incorporation law.
By Mr.. Sadler-Bill giving justices of
the peace power to appoint deputies.
By Mr.. Shields-Requiring record of
bill of sale of horses.
BY Mr.. Bransford-Ex tending time for
payments on public lands.
By Mr.. Fuller--Requiring railroad COM
panies to make gateways where they
make enclosures.
By Mr.. Sadler-Amending article 1899
of the revised statutes relative to Justices
fees.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding the laws
relative to fees in felony cases.
BY Mr.. Biard-Amending articles 3227-
80 revised statutes.
Mr.. Steele moved and had spread on the
journal motion to reconsider the vote
by which resolution was adopted yester-
day for the appointment of special
assistant sergeant-at- arms to attach wit
nesses in the case of Judge Willis.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Booth,
Springer and Parker committee to in
vestigste land grants to railroads.
Also, appointed Messrs. Tate, McGehes
and McClanahan on the committee to visit
the penitentiaries.
Mr.. Steele, for the committee on state
affairs reported with substitute for house
bill No. 81, amending article 10, title 3, of
the revised statutes.
Mr.. Latham, for committee on claims,
reported adversely on claims of M. j.
Wells, Chas. Z. Barnard and Shep. Null
Inns.
Committee on internal improvements
reported favorably on house bill No. "a,
amending article 1927, of the revised
statutes, relative to refusal of transporta
ton by railroads, with a verbal amend
ment striking out the word "willful," and
favorably on house bill No. 256, to COM
pei railroads to have double deck cars for
logs, sheep, goats and calves, with an
amendment adding Gin car loads"
!. Committee on constitutional amend
ments reported unfavorably on joint reso-
utions 8, IL and IA.
Committee on revenue and taxation re-
ported unfavorably on house bill No. 10,
20 postpone the forcible collection of
taxes, and unfavorably on house bill No.
IA, to levy taxes on dealers in pistols and
cartridges.